How To Finish A Penny Rug

Pull the needle out through the back.

How to finish a penny rug.

Picking up just the backing wool fabric. The circles in particular. The finished rug lightly pressed front and back. This black stitching was my starting point for center.

Make two or three stitches in the same place. Repeat until you have all the rows assembled. Next push the needle through the middle of the stack between the large circle and backing. Welcome to my arts and parts and thank you so much for watching my videos.

On my blog i show other tip. Ageing wool rugs to give the look of an antique rug. Join one stack at a time with a whip stitch. My helpful secret is to lay out all your stacks in advance and then scotch tape your rows together.

Number the first penny in every row 1 2 3 4 5 etc. Today s video is about penny rugs. Your first penny is complete. Join all the penny stacks together forming a row.

Make a small back stitch knot back stitch knot again and cut the thread. This will assist you during the construction. Special request by n. I blanket stitched each penny stack to this piece of linen salvaged from a skirt from the center point and out.

Glide and pass your needle inside the stack to attach another stack. Notice the black stitching.